How To Boil Pork Rib Winter Melon Soup

My Pork Rib Winter Melon Soup

Served 4

Ingredients:

Pork rib 500g

Red dates 6 pcs

Winter melon 1pc

Chinese cabbage 1 small

Water, 2 litre

Ingredient (B)

soy sauce, sea salt, pepper 

Method:

Wash rib and cut into small cube.

Blanch the rib with boiling water, then wash and drain.

In a large pot, bring water to boil, put rib to boil for 30 minutes.

Then add winter melon to continue boil for 1.5 hours at medium heat.

Cover the pot with lid but leave a small gap so that the water will not overflow.

Add chinese cabbage for the last 10 minutes of timer.

Add red dates for the last 15 minutes of timer.

Lastly add (B) according to taste.

Total boiling time is 2 hours.

The soup is ready to be served.

Tips for pork rib winter melon soup:

1. Blanching the pork ribs before cooking helps to remove blood and strong pork smell.

2. Only put red dates for last 15 minutes of cooking time, to prevent the soup turning sour.